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The Artist in the Ambulance
Rock · 2003 · 12 tracks

The Artist in the Ambulance

Thrice

A definitive post-hardcore document balancing technical metal-influenced riffs with soaring melodic hooks and deeply philosophical lyrics.

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It's the smartest, most technical punk record you'll ever want to scream along to.

A high-stakes blend of urgent aggression and thoughtful, existential yearning.

The Artist in the Ambulance · vs · Thrice
Urgent+2.4σ

Urgent saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 12 Tracks
01
Cold Cash and Colder Hearts
2:54
02
Under a Killing Moon
2:42
03
All That’s Left
3:20
04
Silhouette
3:08
05
Stare at the Sun
3:23
06
Paper Tigers
4:00
07
Hoods on Peregrine
3:32
08
The Melting Point of Wax
3:30
09
Blood Clots and Black Holes
2:50
10
The Artist in the Ambulance
3:39
11
The Abolition of Man
2:46
12
Don’t Tell and We Won’t Ask
4:00
Moments Worth Waiting For
The frantic, palm-muted opening riff of Cold Cash and Colder Hearts that sets the album's breathless pace.
The soaring, melodic shift in the chorus of Stare at the Sun that balances the record's aggression.
The heavy, metallic breakdown in Paper Tigers that showcases the band's technical precision and raw power.
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